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Orton-Gillingham (OG) is a direct, explicit, multisensory, structured, sequential, cumulative, diagnostic and prescriptive way to teach reading, writing and spelling — originally developed for learners with dyslexia. This course teaches you the method faithfully, then shows you how to run it in a live one-to-one or small-group session with adult students.

“Orton-Gillingham is a direct, explicit, multisensory, structured, sequential, diagnostic, and prescriptive way to teach literacy.” — The Orton-Gillingham approach

What you’ll be able to do by the end

Explain what OG is, where it came from and the principles that define it.
Walk through an OG scope & sequence — from phonemic awareness to morphology.
Run the five-part OG lesson framework live, keeping to sensible timings.
Use multisensory (VAKT) techniques and diagnostic lesson notes to drive what you teach next.

Pure OG

This course teaches OG as it is — the classic method, not a watered-down version. Everything you learn here is the genuine approach used in accredited OG training.

Use the syllabus on the left to move between modules. Most lessons end with a quick self-check.